I'm not here to be frilly, I'm not here to convince anyone of anything. I'm here to share my story, my business, and my adventure. In order to do that I'm going to rewind the clock, a lot.
It was August 31st, 2012 when I officially became a Perfectly Posh consultant. I lived in Northern Nevada at the time, in a town of around 3,500 people. It's the kind of place where life moves slower, but better in some ways. We didn't hear about things like Perfectly Posh quite so prominently as we do in Northern Utah and many other places. This is part of what piqued my interest. It was something different, and I'm a person who loves the sound of a good opportunity.
In my mind, I was getting ready to move where I am now situated, and I wanted to have some source of income in case I couldn't find a job here in Utah immediately. Luckily for me, I found a very well paying job before I completed my move. I wasn't quite as motivated, or quite as knowledgeable with Perfectly Posh as I should have been. There were only two other consultants in town with me, one of which I signed up under. As soon as I was "recruited" I feel like I didn't have the support I craved. At that point, Posh became "the wonderful stuff that I use in the shower" as opposed to "my business".
A few months later I made the move to Utah for college (starting this fall, finally!) and Posh was officially pushed to the backburner. Now mind you, there are some pretty rewarding benefits and incentives to start out strong with the company. Such as the 30, 60, and 90 day props, which really help to kick start your business. By this time, I had passed up each of these opportunities.
I always say to live without regrets, but I truly regret the decisions and priorities I made when I first started out. Not the fact that I started, but the fact that I didn't take so many opportunities that were handed to me.
All of this may sound a tad dreary to you, but oftentimes the truth is not the most beautiful thing. Whether I liked it or not, Perfectly Posh was thriving and growing without me. I won't bore you with some of the not so important details of this time. Fast forward a few months and I heard from my upline leader that I was in risk of becoming inactive. I had sold a few things here and there, but not quite enough to remain a consultant. The first six month sales period wasn't quite so wonderful for me. Since the last few months of 2012 didn't count against that, I didn't have any excuses. Our sales goals are very low and extremely attainable.
I did not want to become inactive, so of course I asked what I could do to avoid it. Since it was the very first sales goal requirement that I had missed, I was given the option to contact the Home Office and ask for my consultant status to be extended. This is exactly what I did. Although I had definitely not been on top of it, I didn't want to lose it either. A few weeks passed and I heard no response. Note that this is something that does not happen very often, as our support staff are some of the best I've ever seen. Either way, with the lack of feedback, I figured that my request had been denied.
A few months later I got an email from our H.O. support team apologizing for not seeing my ticket, and letting me know that my status had been reinstated. I was elated! Due to all of this, those few months were chopped off of the amount of time I would have otherwise had to meet my sales requirement (which again, is very low). Despite this, I surpassed those goals easily, and welcomed another season of selling and growth. I found my upline to be a great source of knowledge and support. I realized that if I wanted this to work for me, I needed to work for it. I had put the entire thing to the back of my mind, and failed to even tell people about the wonderful thing that I was a part of.
All of this engulfed the year of 2013. Now here we are in 2014. Every year bigger and better incentives are announced for each of us to earn. This was part of my motivation, another was the desire to better myself and my life. I've been making my business a priority in my life since then, and I've never been happier with my decision. In the last few months of this year, I've made progress in leaps and bounds. Just last month I earned my first rank promotion. Which is usually not quite as exciting as a few other things. The fact that I held on for so long and finally made it brought me more satisfaction than I have felt with almost anything else.
I am taking the term "you get what you work for" to heart, and running with it. Perfectly Posh relaunched the 30, 60, and 90 day props for every consultant to have a second chance to earn wonderful rewards. I'm down on the first, and well on my way for the other two. Did I mention that this is all the first step to go to Vegas for virtually free this summer? Or South Carolina? The fact that our yearly incentive trip location happens to be my favorite state helps matters even more.
I am a single college student, I also may as well be in a relationship with my dog, because I have conversations with her that you might label as at least slightly strange. Regardless of my mental stability, or my relationship status, I am the farthest thing from lonely. I have so many wonderful and welcoming people surrounding me and supporting my goals. I wouldn't change it for the world.
I was definitely stuck in a ditch for quite awhile, but I put myself there. I never built a ladder to get myself out, until it was nearly too late. I thank the lord for second chances, and all of the wonderful blessings that have come my way.
I would not be anywhere near where I am in my life without Perfectly Posh. I apologize for making you read a novel (or maybe you skipped to the bottom and didn't read it all, whichever you find more interesting). I'm sure there will be many more to come, because this is a fantastic journey that should not go undocumented.
Would it be appropriate to end this with a hashtag?
#EndOfRant
It was August 31st, 2012 when I officially became a Perfectly Posh consultant. I lived in Northern Nevada at the time, in a town of around 3,500 people. It's the kind of place where life moves slower, but better in some ways. We didn't hear about things like Perfectly Posh quite so prominently as we do in Northern Utah and many other places. This is part of what piqued my interest. It was something different, and I'm a person who loves the sound of a good opportunity.
In my mind, I was getting ready to move where I am now situated, and I wanted to have some source of income in case I couldn't find a job here in Utah immediately. Luckily for me, I found a very well paying job before I completed my move. I wasn't quite as motivated, or quite as knowledgeable with Perfectly Posh as I should have been. There were only two other consultants in town with me, one of which I signed up under. As soon as I was "recruited" I feel like I didn't have the support I craved. At that point, Posh became "the wonderful stuff that I use in the shower" as opposed to "my business".
A few months later I made the move to Utah for college (starting this fall, finally!) and Posh was officially pushed to the backburner. Now mind you, there are some pretty rewarding benefits and incentives to start out strong with the company. Such as the 30, 60, and 90 day props, which really help to kick start your business. By this time, I had passed up each of these opportunities.
I always say to live without regrets, but I truly regret the decisions and priorities I made when I first started out. Not the fact that I started, but the fact that I didn't take so many opportunities that were handed to me.
All of this may sound a tad dreary to you, but oftentimes the truth is not the most beautiful thing. Whether I liked it or not, Perfectly Posh was thriving and growing without me. I won't bore you with some of the not so important details of this time. Fast forward a few months and I heard from my upline leader that I was in risk of becoming inactive. I had sold a few things here and there, but not quite enough to remain a consultant. The first six month sales period wasn't quite so wonderful for me. Since the last few months of 2012 didn't count against that, I didn't have any excuses. Our sales goals are very low and extremely attainable.
I did not want to become inactive, so of course I asked what I could do to avoid it. Since it was the very first sales goal requirement that I had missed, I was given the option to contact the Home Office and ask for my consultant status to be extended. This is exactly what I did. Although I had definitely not been on top of it, I didn't want to lose it either. A few weeks passed and I heard no response. Note that this is something that does not happen very often, as our support staff are some of the best I've ever seen. Either way, with the lack of feedback, I figured that my request had been denied.
A few months later I got an email from our H.O. support team apologizing for not seeing my ticket, and letting me know that my status had been reinstated. I was elated! Due to all of this, those few months were chopped off of the amount of time I would have otherwise had to meet my sales requirement (which again, is very low). Despite this, I surpassed those goals easily, and welcomed another season of selling and growth. I found my upline to be a great source of knowledge and support. I realized that if I wanted this to work for me, I needed to work for it. I had put the entire thing to the back of my mind, and failed to even tell people about the wonderful thing that I was a part of.
All of this engulfed the year of 2013. Now here we are in 2014. Every year bigger and better incentives are announced for each of us to earn. This was part of my motivation, another was the desire to better myself and my life. I've been making my business a priority in my life since then, and I've never been happier with my decision. In the last few months of this year, I've made progress in leaps and bounds. Just last month I earned my first rank promotion. Which is usually not quite as exciting as a few other things. The fact that I held on for so long and finally made it brought me more satisfaction than I have felt with almost anything else.
I am taking the term "you get what you work for" to heart, and running with it. Perfectly Posh relaunched the 30, 60, and 90 day props for every consultant to have a second chance to earn wonderful rewards. I'm down on the first, and well on my way for the other two. Did I mention that this is all the first step to go to Vegas for virtually free this summer? Or South Carolina? The fact that our yearly incentive trip location happens to be my favorite state helps matters even more.
I am a single college student, I also may as well be in a relationship with my dog, because I have conversations with her that you might label as at least slightly strange. Regardless of my mental stability, or my relationship status, I am the farthest thing from lonely. I have so many wonderful and welcoming people surrounding me and supporting my goals. I wouldn't change it for the world.
I was definitely stuck in a ditch for quite awhile, but I put myself there. I never built a ladder to get myself out, until it was nearly too late. I thank the lord for second chances, and all of the wonderful blessings that have come my way.
I would not be anywhere near where I am in my life without Perfectly Posh. I apologize for making you read a novel (or maybe you skipped to the bottom and didn't read it all, whichever you find more interesting). I'm sure there will be many more to come, because this is a fantastic journey that should not go undocumented.
Would it be appropriate to end this with a hashtag?
#EndOfRant